The Sudan has been a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) as of April 16, 1984. For international applications under the PCT designating the Sudan, a copy of the application must be filed within 30 months of the claimed priority date. Both product and process claims are patentable.
Once an application for the grant of a patent is filed, it will be examined with respect to compliance with the formalities and to unity of invention only. Upon acceptance of a patent application, the applicant will be notified and invited to pay the publication fees, then the patent will be granted and publication of the grant in the Official Gazette will take place. Any refusal by the Registrar to grant a patent may be appealed before the court.
